You just knew George W. Bush wouldn't leave the White House without yet another calamity befalling our nation.
Only my second blog back from a long hiatus and I find myself unprecentedly apologizing to the still-somewhat-honorable H. William [...] 
Slotsylvania former chief justice Ralph Cappy plans to vigorously defend himself from a lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters, telling the Associated Press its allegation [...] 
Sorry folks. I was forced to take the last month off from blogging here to concentrate on some work projects as well as to fix some server issues.
I've long dreaded this weird, but important moment in Slotsylvania history - and I'm not talking about the nation's temporary focus on this state for the heated Democratic primary in [...] 
I couldn't resist writing that headline after reading today's editorial in the Towanda Daily Review, which calls Pennsylvania's slots parlor licensing system "a game of chance in terms of reliability and integrity" because of the Louis DeNaples mess.
A Senate committee that regulates Pennsylvania's slot machine parlors unanimously approved a bill that will give smaller Pennsylvania cities and towns, like Scranton and Johnstown, a taste of the gambling profits before Philly and' [...] 
Former Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board chairman Thomas A. "Tad" Decker is once again telling newspapers that his board did not know [...] 
At least some of the state's seven Gaming Control Board members knew the state police were investigating Louis DeNaples for lying to [...] 
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has awarded more than $1 billion worth of state contracts to private companies - [...] 
Some Republican state representatives want a bipartisan committee with subpoena power to probe what the state Gaming Control Board knew and when in the licensing of slots parlor [...] 
As bad as the judiciary can be in Pennsylvania - and I'm talking supremely bad in the case of our highest court, the one thing you could always say [...] 
Pennsylvania's Legislature spent $308 million on itself in 2006-07 and stashed another $241.5 million in different piggy banks for future spending.
Right-wing Philly radio talk show host Michael Smerconish has gone off the deep end, again, saying in light of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's downfall he hopes America may soon be ready to grow up and debate decriminalizing the sex industry.
We may never know who lied - the state police commander or the former chairman of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board - if key lawmakers like Jane Earll get their way.
FOLLOW UP FRIDAY - Pennsylvania's casinos are likely spending their easily-earned lobbying money right now battling a proposed statewide ban on indoor smoking. But good luck trying to prove it.
He may still be on parole after a decade in jail, but Dr. Jack Kevorkian is now planning a run for Congress even though it usual' [...] 
Twas a dark day for the Vince of Darkness and the sheriff of Wall Street Wednesday, proving once more that pride cometh before the fall.
Lobbyists spent $53.5 million last year trying to sway New Jersey lawmakers, down $1.8 million from 2006, a new [...] 
Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli is calling on state Attorney General Tom Corbett to return all campaign contributions he received from now-indicted slots parlor owner Louis DeNaples.
I love new Web technology, as you can tell from the new pop-up windows that now activate everytime you linger over most of the hyperlinks on my Web site.
FOLLOW UP FRIDAY - Has indicted slots parlor owner Louis DeNaples ever faced an opposing lawyer or prosecutor he didn't hire?
Sixty five percent of Pennsylvania residents say property tax cuts are "not too likely" or [...] 
Look who finally woke up to the fact that our state is drowning in legalized gambling corruption? Why, it's the Patriot-News of Harrisburg.
